Alistair Harley. Custom Motorcycle Journalist
simplicity is the ultimate sophistication

A Short Biography of Alistair Harley and details of the Area of England I live

custom chopper with model

I have been into bikes for the last 40 years, first jumping onto a 98cc  New Hudson Autocycle and then a BSA Bantam, 350 AJS single, 175 CZ and  a Honda moped.

It was many years until I could afford a Harley, an FXR,  which was the most expensive bike I have ever had and the best one too. I have also owned a HD V Rod and designed the silver custom bike on the home page.

I started my working life as a Petrol pump  attendant, cemetary worker, road sweeper and Draughtsman, making a career  change to Psychiatric Nursing and moving to management and latterly helping  in the design of a major General Hospital.

I moved into a business dear to my lifelong passion. I was never content with just selling, designing and manufacturing parts and like to think I have learnt much that I can also pass onto others.

I started by writing information as a resource for those who were designing and building their own custom bike. I have supplied pictures and writing  to motorcycle magazines and would like to think I have a sufficient breadth  of knowledge on this subject as well as experience in designing website content  and brochures.

My philosophy of designing and building custom bikes is that simplicity is the ultimate sophistication and that symmetry and parallelism is the practical expression that seems to be common themes of custom motorcycles  the world over.

I was born in North London and grew up in Winchmore Hill in Southgate and have been a supporter of Tottenham Hotspur FC since the late 1950s. I have also lived in Edinburgh and Dorchester.

I live in one of the most beautiful parts of Scotland. The area  has been lived in since before the iron age.